Recipe

Soup Beans N Dumplings Recipe

	Taylorsue82 / All my dishes 1 year, 7 months ago This can be cooked on the stove or over a camp fire. Can use ham hocks or left over ham or both. Prep:5m Cook:180m Servings:8	Taylorsue82
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Ingredients

2 ham hocks or 2 or more cups diced left over ham

bag navy or great northen beans

Dumplings

2 cups flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

4 tablespoons shortening

3/4 cup milk

1 egg beaten

Directions

Add beans to pot n add water to cover well, Bring to boil, then turn off heat n let soak for 6 hours or so. Drain . Add ham hocks to pan with the beans n add enough water to fill pan 3/4 of the way, or enough water to be a few inches over beans n hocks. Add plenty of black pepper, n can also had ham soup base if ya wish.Let simmer on top of stove 3-4 hours or till beans are done.

Dumplings

Sift flour n baking powder n salt, cut in shortening untill crumbly. Pout in milk n egg and mix till flour is just dampened. Drop by teaspoon fulls on top beans. Cover lightly and steam 12 -15 minutes without removing lid.

To cook over fire hang on tripod, the smoke from the fire gives these such a good taste.

These dumplings are also cook in chicken n dumplings or over fruit mixutes.

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